oMIKEYo Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Really interested in changing my seat belts to red ones :- just to be unique. Will this be very hard to do? Think it will be a nice subtle mod which will look quite nice Sourced seat belts themselves £9 off eBay, probably cheaper than that somewhere though Anyone done this before?? Mikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraftyChrisc13 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Would look pretty cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow750 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Make sure they have the BSAU tag sewn onto them. Legal requirments for the mot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraftyChrisc13 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Where can you get coloured seat belts from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oMIKEYo Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) I had a look on ebay, think i found a totally wrong thing tbh haha, seat belts seem to be expensive now, found some thick webbed stuff for 9 pound but not quite the same. Going to do some searching me thinks Not sure if youd have to buy the whole mechanism etc or just the belt itself, failing that, could always buy white ones and die them Edited January 15, 2011 by oMIKEYo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planc Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Trouble is that the Gen 7 seat belts have pre tensioners built into them to work in conjunction with the SRS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelicaBen190 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Just paint the plastic on the seatbelt clip red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planc Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Just paint the plastic on the seatbelt clip red? It's the whole webbing he wants red, much like the old MG Metro's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 i like the idea of different color seatbelts, where'd you get them from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oMIKEYo Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Yeah im just wanting to change the webbing, is it possible to keep all old fiddley bits and just replace that or will i have to buy the whole seatbelt plus clips on them and retractors etc? As i can get hold of just the webbing after browsing google 'Red seat belt upholstery webbing' etc, mostly from america though!! Maybe its just an idea which is not going to work? Haha, unless i can use any cars seatbelts to replace, rather than specific 'celica' ones? But curious about the lengths etc Mikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) is 10 meters enough for 2 front and 2 back? seat belts are very long lol i found some being sold in treorchy, not far from me lol Edited January 15, 2011 by blaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planc Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I would advise against really as you would have to fix the new belt webbing to the recoil mechanism which obviously has a wound up spring, if your motor was involved in an accident and the belt failed it could be fatal or your insurrance invalid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oMIKEYo Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) is 10 meters enough for 2 front and 2 back?seat belts are very long lol i found some being sold in treorchy, not far from me lol we are determined to do this!! Haha If cars all use the same length, maybe can get the full system second hand from somewhere? I read on a fiat forum from google that someone got a whole set for £40 Edited January 15, 2011 by oMIKEYo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair_GT Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 My brother has done it on his golf, changed to dark blue to match the interior. It was only possible because we have industrial sewing machines at work...without one of these I don't think it can be done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oMIKEYo Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 My brother has done it on his golf, changed to dark blue to match the interior. It was only possible because we have industrial sewing machines at work...without one of these I don't think it can be done... Ohhh, and how much will he charge me for mine? 4 Belts to Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsolentMinx Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 maybe bleach the current ones and then dye them? not sure if the bleach would affect the fabric strength or not though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) i've been in touch with a supplier of webbing he said "Hi, We do not make the occupant restraint systems ourselves. There are numerous small businesses that will fit new seatbelt webbing. We sell a fair bit to enthusiasts who do the work themselves so it is possible to DIY. Some stitching is required and the webbing is quite thick. Regards Paul Hurst - ribbonsltd" so it is very much possible by the looks of it Edited January 18, 2011 by blaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftershock Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Would changing the seatbelt by putting new webbing into the exsisting mechanism not invalidate the insurance and fail the MOT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Would changing the seatbelt by putting new webbing into the exsisting mechanism not invalidate the insurance and fail the MOT? someone else has said that, but i dont see how providing the seatbelts work i dont see how it'd fail the mot or invalidate the insurance but im sure someone will post a link or advice about this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftershock Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 someone else has said that, but i dont see howproviding the seatbelts work i dont see how it'd fail the mot or invalidate the insurance but im sure someone will post a link or advice about this Becasue the webbing you use would need to have a proven safety rating surely to match the spec of the origional seatbelts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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